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With Dr Stacy Gillis and Dr Adam Mearns<\/strong><\/strong>

In this series of Newcastle University\u2019s \u2018From Newcastle\u2019 podcast, we explore the rise of artificial intelligence and how it\u2019s shaping our lives. From creativity and education to ethics and the environment, we\u2019ll be asking big questions about AI and hearing from Newcastle University experts to help us make sense of it all.

In today\u2019s episode, we\u2019re asking \u2018Is AI crushing our creativity?<\/strong>\u2019. To help us answer the question, we\u2019ll be joined by our Newcastle University experts Dr Stacy Gillis<\/a>, Associate Dean for Education and Senior Lecturer in Literature, and Dr Adam Mearns<\/a>, Senior Lecturer in the History of the English Language.

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